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Taurus Mountains

Also known as Taurus

The Taurus Mountains are a mountain range in southern Anatolia, separating the Anatolian plateau from the Mediterranean coast and northern Syria. They formed a natural barrier and frontier in many periods of history. The Treaty of Apamea of 188 BCE stripped the Seleucids of their Anatolian lands beyond the Taurus and forbade them from waging war west of it.

Taurus Mountains
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Seleucid EmpireDeclineKingdom of UrartuMilitary

Mentioned in 11 state histories

UrkeshKizzuwatnaHilakkuSelgeKingdom of CommageneEmirate of MelitenePrincipality of Philaretos BrachamiosArmenian Principality of CiliciaArmenian Kingdom of CiliciaKaramanidsDulkadirids

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Taurus Mountains. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/taurus-mountains
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“Taurus Mountains.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/taurus-mountains. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Taurus Mountains.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/taurus-mountains.
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